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The Twelve Chairs

1977 · 1 season

A wry, theatrical romp through Soviet backstreets, full of sly songs and scheming fools, ending on a surprisingly cold, bitter note.

Created by
Mark Zakharov
Genres
Comedy, Family, Drama
Tagline
A chair isn't a needle in a haystack
Overview
Set in late-1920s Soviet Union, Ostap Bender and Ippolit "Kisa" Vorobyaninov are after a stash of diamonds hidden in one of the chairs in 12-chair set. They are forced to go on a cross-country chase when the chairs are auctioned off.

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Created by
Mark Zakharov
Genres
Comedy, Family, Drama
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • obsession
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, drama
Created by
Mark Zakharov
Written by
Mark Zakharov
Starring
Andrey Mironov, Anatoliy Papanov, Zinoviy Gerdt, Rolan Bykov, Georgiy Vitsin, Nikolai Skorobogatov, Oleg Tabakov, Tatyana Pelttser
Music
Gennadiy Gladkov
Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
Central Television USSR
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
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